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981,133. Patented .12.11.10.1911.

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SAMUEL J. STANDARD, 0F WASHINGTON, GEORGIA.

PLOW.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Jan. 10, 1911.

Application led May 12, 1910. Serial No. 560,922.

To all whom it m0/y concern:

Be it known that I, SAMUEL J. STANDARD, a citizen of the United States, residing at lVashington, in the county of Wilkes and State of Georgia, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Plows, of which the following is a specification, reference being had to the accompanying drawings.

This invention relates to improvements in plows and its object is to provide an improved construction which will be inexpensive, strong and durable, which will be easier on both man and horse, and the parts of which may be readily adjusted according to the work to be performed.

lith the above and other objects in view, the invention consists of the novel features of construction and the combination and arrangement of parts hereinafter fully described and claimed, and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure 1 is a perspective view of my improved plow; and Fig. 2 is a detail perspective view of the standard showing the plow attached thereto.

My improved plow comprises a beam 1 formed from a metal bar and having its front end curved upwardly, as shown at 3,

and formed with a series of apertures 4 whereby said front end may be used as a clevis. The plow also comprises a standard l or foot 5, a pair of handle bars 6 and a handle brace 7. rThe standard 5 is curved longitudinally and is formed of two metal bars or straps having their central portions brought together and united, as shown at 8, and their lower extremities united to provide a reinforce 30, whereby to give force to the cultivator blade when connected thereto, as shown at 9, the portions of said bars between the united parts 8, 9 beingu spaced apart to provide a vertical opening or slot 10 adapted to receive a clamping bolt 11 by means of which a plow, cultivator shovel or the like 12 may be adjusted vertically on the foot or standard. The upper ends of the bars forming the standard project forwardly and are spaced apart, as shown at 13, for the reception of the rear end of the plow beam 1, said spaced portions 13 of the bars being formed with transverse openings which reg-l ister with a transverse opening in the downwardly curved end 2 of said beam, the registering openings receiving a pivot bolt 14, which latter also serves to connect the brace 7 to said parts, as presently explained. The forward extremities of the spaced portions or arms 13 are enlarged laterally to provide vertically extending cross heads 15 which are formed with series of openings 16 adapted to be brought into register with a transverse opening in the intermediate port-ion of the beam 1 whereby a retaining bolt 17 maybe passed through these registering openings to secure the standard in adjusted position. Owing to this construction, it will be seen that when the bolt 17 is removed the standard may be swung on the pivot 14 and may be retained in adjusted angular position by placing the fastening bolt 17 in the proper apertures or openings.

The handles 6 are preferably made of wood and arranged in forwardly and downwardly converging relation, their lower front ends being disposed on opposite sides of the intermediate portion of the plow beam 1 and pivoted thereto by a transverse bolt 1S. The intermediate portions of the handlelbars 6 are adjustably supported by the brace 7, which latter is formed from a metal bar or strap having its end portions bent downwardly to provide downwardly and inwardly converging arms 19, the lower extremities of which receive the standard between them and are apertured for the reception of the bolt 14. The upper portions of the arms 19 are apertured to receive transverse bolts Q0 which also pass through any one of longitudinal series of openings 21 formed in the handle bars 6, whereby the handles may be adjusted according to the height of the person using the plow.

From the foregoing it will be seen that the simple construction of the device and the peculiar arrangement and adjustable con nections of the several parts render the plow exceedingly well adapted for various pur poses. The peculiar manner of constructing the handle brace and adjustably connecting it to the handle bars and mounting it on the pivot 14 for the standard and the peculiar construction of the standard and its fastening and adjusting means permits the several adjustments of the plow to be quickly and easily made and also enables the device to be produced at a comparatively small cost. I have found in practice that the plow will run exceedingly easy and do much better work than the old plow stock, being lighter and easier on both the operator and l. l. il

the draft animal. Theadjustment of the standard permits the device to run deep or shallow and may be quickly and easily made.

In connection with the beam l I use a lap link 22 having a hook 23 at one end and an eye or loop 2e at its other end. The e'fe 24 is adapted to be connected to the draft l nal axis of the beam the device and the hook 23 may be engaged With either' of the openings 4 in the front end of the beam l. When said hook is engaged with the outermost opening in the upturned portion otl said end of the beam the plow Will lbe caused to run deep, and when said hook is engaged with the inner opening 4 which is in the plane of the longitudiplow will be caused to run shallow. i

Having thus described the invention what is claimed is:

A plow comprising a beam with an upwardly curved front end having a plurality of apertures therein, handles pivotally secured Vto said beam, a standard composed of a plurality of pieces of metal joined together at one portion of their length to provide a slot at one end and a spaced apart portion at the other end, the terminals of said spaced apart portion being enlarged and having' a plurality of vertical openings therein which are adjustable on said beam, said standard also having a reinforced end below the slot which is ada ptcd to contact with a cultivator blade, a brace' having a straight upper surface provided with depending arms on opposite ends having their lower ends pivoted to the beam and standard, said arms also having oppositely disposed openings therein, and each of s'aid handles having a plurality of longitudinal openings therein to connect with the openings in said arms whereby to adapt them to be adjustable on the brace by a forward or rearward movement of said brace.

In testimony whereof I hereunto aiix my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

J. M. Prrnnn, B. M. WAL'roN. 

